I have faced a huge peoblem in my 1st wave of planted...i used 2mm gravel that time and whenever i planted thin stem plants (HM for example) when the water flow was a little higher...they used to be uprooted.

now i will be totally using glosso and dhg...should i be using a thin layer (1mm) of construction sand to make it bind firmly?

i understand the concept of it but still 1st layer = lat+soil....2nd layer thick layer of 2mm (2" avg+) and 3rd construction sand...1mm to make it compact enough for holding the roots...if the plants start floating everyday..i am sure i will give up.

hence my query.

Regards,Subhadeep

aninda wrote:I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to people I don't like and assume they deserved it.

prajjal da blew off the planet with construction sand..though he had many different layer of substrate below it. Still....lets see. in a 12" water depth, i dont think it would cause compacting of roots..still when everyone is against it, must be some reason

Regards,Subhadeep

aninda wrote:I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to people I don't like and assume they deserved it.